Posted on 09/12/2008 5:12:09 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Got y’all!
I’m not Alexis, I’m her sister. She does live in Houston off of Hwy 6 in between 59 and 10.
Yes, they did. My grandmother was one of them. Her house, about 200 ft. from the beach, was badly damaged, but survived. Katrina got it.
LOL.. me too.. I have driven the entire length of that highway.. BACKWARDS.. at 2 am.. in a station wagon. We'd been floundering up near San Luis.. when we came back to my old wagon, the transmission only worked in reverse!
My neck was sore for days... and, I was only 17.
LOL.. me too.. I have driven the entire length of that highway.. BACKWARDS.. at 2 am.. in a station wagon. We'd been floundering up near San Luis.. when we came back to my old wagon, the transmission only worked in reverse!
My neck was sore for days... and, I was only 17.
There may be one on the island, but if it’s constructed like the one on Port Bolivar, they’d better hope the surge doesn’t get to them, because the fort may survive the hurricane, but they may not survive the surge. We always used the Port Bolivar fort as a very last resort in the event we got trapped by a surge cutting off the highway at High Island.
Katy isn’t in an area at risk for surge - it’s pretty far west. Might face some inland flooding issues and some wind damage, but the deadliest part of this storm, by far, will be surge.
So safe will you be.
We only want on the ping list if Salty is on it!
Thanks. I hope to have copious notes and photos to report upon return.
Add me....TIA
Yes, it was Camille.
There was a mention of it on the news this moring but I honestly wasn’t listening. I got gas on Wednesday evening and paid $3.38 for the cheap stuff in Pasadena. It’s only gone up .03 if you can find any place open. The local Walmart is getting deliveries at least twice a day. There are lines.
I also understand that what they charge you isn’t necessarily what they pay for that gas but what they (the station) estimates they will pay for the next delivery. (disclaimer: I could be WRONG).
Prayers up for anyone who stayed in the evacuation areas. It’s gonna be sucky this weekend in Texas.
Last I heard Katy will be getting up to 80 mph winds.
Forty percent of the nation's oil refineries may be shutdown by Ike.
This comes after Hurricane Gustav shut down refineries in Louisiana/Mississippi.
We run at close to 100% of refinery capacity, so any interruption in the operations of the refineries means a shortage.
Two of the largest refineries anywhere are in Baytown and Texas City -- where there are some forecast of a 30 foot storm surge.
It might be like Hurricane Katrina and Rita that it will take months to get refineries repaired.
There are about 20% of the nation's refineries in an area that can be hit the hardest by Ike.
The Tropical Storm conditions may be shutting down refineries in Corpus Christi (to the Southwest) and in Baton Rouge/New Orleans/Biloxi to the East...
Bottom line: we may need some new refineries after they clear away the debris...
Terrifying prospects.
Proof that George Bush doesn’t care about Texans.
Please add me to your ping list.
We’re hunkered down just North of Hobby.
As a matter of fact, the ping list was his idea.
That’s it. I actually remember it, even tho, of course, I wasn’t born yet! ;)
susie
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